Articles by Agustin Gurza

She might be the current sensation of the new wave of Mexican singers-songwriters, with a gifted voice, a hit debut album and a nomination as best new artist at this year’s Latin Grammy Awards. Read more

In recognition of the continuing influence of rock and alternative styles on the Latin music industry, Mexico’s pioneering Café Tacuba garnered six nominations, the most of any artist, for the 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards announced Wednesday at the House of Blues in West Hollywood. Read more

IN THE film “Paraíso Travel,” a young immigrant named Marlon finds himself lost and broke shortly after arriving in New York and being separated from his girlfriend, the cunning and sexy Reina, played by Angélica Blandón. He meets an older man, a fixer for new arrivals, who helps him find shelter and asks the naive illegal what else he might need. Read more

SEN. JOHN McCAIN EN. JOHN McCAIN was smiling as widely as the Cheshire Cat when he announced this week the surprise endorsement of a big Latin music star with a most patriotic name, Daddy Yankee. Read more

Celebrities die every day and pop culture quickly moves on. Read more

In a world where nothing ever stays the same I am left with only things I cannot change – Alonso Brito, Co-writer, “Things I Cannot Change” THE PUBLICITY photos for the new album by Alonso Brito have that air of Havana hipness that has cloaked many contemporary artists coming from the island. Read more

When music promoter Debbie Ohanian calls from her home in Miami Beach to tip me to some great new band, I always listen. Read more

Five years ago, after being named the first Latino program director in the 50-year history of KPFK Pacifica Radio, Armando Gudiño took a call from a worried listener. Read more

Supporters of Self Help Graphics, the historic East L.A. arts center, got a little sanctimonious last week when they learned that the building they had occupied rent-free for decades had been sold by their landlord and longtime benefactors, the Sisters of St. Read more